The four states, Haryana, Rajasthan, Gujarat and Madhya Pradesh will seek modification of apex court's order which was delivered on January 18 today. The order of the Supreme Court order had stayed the order issued by them which prohibited the screening of Padmaavat.

The order of the Supreme Court order had stayed the order issued by four states which prohibited the screening of Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s Padmaavat.

Padmaavat Row: Supreme Court of India heard the plea from the government of Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh today on the Sanjay Leela Bhansali movie Padmaavat. After hearing the pleas the supreme court dismissed the pleas by the state governments of Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh. Earlier, the order of the Supreme Court order had stayed the order issued by four states, Haryana, Rajasthan, Gujarat and Madhya Pradesh, which prohibited the screening of Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s Padmaavat. The movie has been under attack from Rajput fringe groups. Meanwhile, leaders of the Shree Rajput Karni Sena met Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath today and demanded a ban on the film in the state. The Supreme Court bench of Chief Justice Dipak Misra and Justices A M Khanwilkar and D Y Chandrachud have agreed to the states government’s plea for urgent hearing. State government’s claim is that the movie violates Section 6 of the Cinematograph Act which gives the right to the states to stop showing of any controversial movie on the grounds of possible violation of law and order. Senior advocate Harish Salve, appearing for film producer Viacom 18, opposed urgent hearing on any such interim applications. Ahead of the release in Delhi, the Police in the city has made arrangements outside cinema halls in the national capital to ensure that controversial movie Padmaavat is peacefully screened, in the wake of threats from various groups. Meanwhile, Karni Sena open to watching film ahead of release. “We are ready to watch the film. We never said that we will not watch the film. The filmmaker assured us one year ago that he will go for a special screening and now he has written for the screening and we are ready for it,” Sena leader Lokendra Singh Kalvi told PTI over the phone.

Here are the LIVE Updates of Supreme Court hearing on the movie Padmaavat

1.30 pm: State Governments have the responsibility to uphold the constitution and rights of the people who they are governing, says Veteran filmmaker Shyam Benegal after SC rejected plea of Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh Govts against release of Bollywood movie Padmaavat.

12.40 pm: Our review petition in Supreme Court has been rejected as well. Now, we have no other alternative but to ensure law & order situation in the state & that we will do: Rajasthan Home Minister Gulab Chand Kataria

12.00 pm: Karni Sena to Supreme Court: History & historical characters have been distorted. To with the Supreme Court has said, we are not historians. “This movie has been seen by historians & academicians. There are 2 disclaimers at the beginning of the movie as well. Most importantly, Censor Board has cleared it,” said SC.

11.55 am: WATCH | Supreme Court pulls up state governments, asks them to abide by the order of the apex court.

11.48 am: Supreme Court on Padmaavat: “Governments and people must understand that there is a Censor Board certificate and then a Court order…Better abide by it. Don’t watch if you don’t want to but there can’t be a ban on screening”.

11.45 am: ‘States must ensure that law and order prevails’, adds the Supreme Court.

11.43 am: To this, the Supreme Court three-judge bench, headed by Chief Justice of India (CJI) Dipak Misra observed, ‘people must understand that there is a statutory body, and also we have passed an order’

11.40 am: Additional Solicitor General (ASG) Tushar Mehta, appearing for state of Rajasthan, argued before Supreme Court that ‘I am not saying that allow me to ban the film,I had moved the Apex Court for certain modification of the Apex court’s earlier interim order’

11.35 am: ‘Abide by the order’ said the Apex Court. Supreme Court dismisses plea by Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh government.

11.25 am: Hardik Patel, the Patidhar leader from Gujarat, wants the movie to be ban in the state.

11.10 am: People will impose “janta curfew” in cinema halls in Uttar Pradesh if the movie is screened, said Karni Sena patron Lokendra Singh Kalvi.

11.00 am: Vehicular traffic on busy Sion-Panvel highway was briefly disrupted tonight after unidentified persons placed burning tyres on road to protest the forthcoming release of Bollywood film “Padmaavat”, police said. The incident occurred between Vashi toll plaza and Vashi village at around 7.45 PM when more than 25 protesters placed burning tyres on the highway, a top Navi Mumbai police officer said.

10.50 am: If state governments are ready to release Bollywood movie “Padmaavat” following the Supreme Court’s order, the Shri Rajput Karni Sena too is prepared to stop the release of the film that “doctors the great history of the nation”, its chief Lokendra Singh Kalvi said here on Monday.

10.40 am: Protests and acts of vandalism were reported from various parts of Madhya Pradesh, including in Indore, Ujjain and Jhabua on Monday.

10.30 am: “It is natural to have freedom of imagination in making historical events interesting in the creation of literature, but, it should (also) be in sync with the dignity and history of the character and public sentiments,” Bhagwati Prasad, Rajasthan RSS head, said in a statement earlier.

10.20 am: On January 22, members of the Jauhar Swabhimaan Manch, a group representing Rajput women in Rajasthan, have appealed to Prime Minister Narendra Modi to either stall the release of the film “Padmaavat” or give them the go-ahead for euthanasia.

10.00 am: Padmaavat movie was slated for release on December 1 last year but was postponed as the makers had not got a certificate from the Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC).

9.50 am: The apex court had restrained other states from issuing any such notification or orders banning the screening of the movie.

9.40 am: Supreme Court judgment went in favor of Padmaavat, it is a matter of happiness that the law has prevailed. I hope for a safe release: Filmmaker Karan Johar in Davos

9.30 am: Ticket counter of a cinema hall in Hapur vandalised by unidentified miscreants in protest against Padmaavat yesterday.

Ticket counter of a cinema hall in Hapur vandalised

Ticket counter of a cinema hall in Hapur vandalised

9.20 am: Few protests took place over past few days where tyres were set on fire to block roads and 8 buses torched. Police patrolling has been increased, 8 IG and DIGs posted in sensitive areas, 241 PSIs and 8 RAF companies deployed: Pramod Kumar, DGP, Gujarat on Padmaavat protests.

9.10 am: “Keeping in mind the release of the film, we have made adequate arrangements. The police stations are in touch with cinema halls. A small reserve will also be there to reach the halls in shortest possible time,” said Dependra Pathak, chief spokesperson, Delhi Police.

9.00 am: “It is good if some theater owners do not want to screen the film, but those who want to, they will be provided full security,” Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar said.